Everything Horses and Livestock® Magazine Nov 2018 Vol 3 Issue 4

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the sound of the cart following them. At this stage they are not hooked up, your helper is just

pulling the cart behind. When you feel they are

comfortable with the sound of the cart, run the shafts thru the shaft loops on the harness. Do not tie them off, just run them through. I then gather my reins and position myself behind the cart. Using my body, I hold the cart forward into the shaft loops

Introduction to the Cart

I hope you are enjoying my series of how to start and finish a miniature horse for driving. If you missed any of my articles, please go to www. Ehalmagazine.com to view all archived articles. In this article we will be introducing the cart. Now that they are comfortable with the poles, we will introduce them to the cart. Harness up and line drive on foot like we have done before. Have a helper get the cart and pull it by hand completely behind the mini and yourself as you walk line driving them. This will get them used to

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